Important Printing Tips
Here are some important tips for producing the best funeral program from your template. Don’t forget to read this section to get a great looking funeral program template!
1. To get the best results, print your funeral program on at least 65 lb. weight cover stock paper. You can print it on regular weight paper but the heavier stock paper gives it durabilitiy and an overall nicer presentation. The duplex (front and back) printing is also better when printing on a heavier paper because it holds the colors without bleeding through.
2. Set your color printer to “borderless ” printing. This option will vary from printer to printer depending on your manufacturer. if you have this feature for your type of printer– otherwise there will be a 1/4″ white border around the edges. You can trim this off, if you’d like. If you don’t have the borderless feature setting on your printer, you need to set the “scale to fit paper size” option in the Print display so any part of the design does not get cut off.
See our exclusive Microsoft Help Guide for further tips on borderless printing. Our guide is provided for you with each purchase.
3. Make sure you have enough color cartridge inks in your printer before you start printing. There’s nothing more frustrating than to run out of ink when your in the middle of printing hundreds of programs!
4. If your using an inkjet printer, make sure you wait until the program is completely dry before folding or printing on the other side.
5. If your even shorter on time or don’t have a color printer, consider taking your program to an express local printing service. They may charge you more but they will fold your programs and will print them on a color laser printer. You will need to create a PDF file of your WORD template prior to bringing it to the local express printer. Some printers may take your WORD document, but it is best to check with them first. If you decide to take your program to a service bureau for printing, make sure you ask what format the program file needs to be in. Express Service Bureaus usually prefer files in a PDF format.
6. To ensure your photo is properly proportioned, use the dimensions for your photo inside the frame. Then import the photo into the template and size accordingly.
7. I f you purchased a template that has an OVAL photo framing, you will need to create an oval crop in a photo editing software. If you do not have this or don’t know how to do it, please visit our inserting an oval photo page.
